The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-27

n saia stable a dark bay horse He is confident III;
: ana 8 Ss . si% e sss ,c a1sS NJ, make & 's : s, wss'o op yoS S.s s's K. ne re-
wagon Ssfor. him except ths, he think. this would moi
be quite so much f'' Gss " I. "; tSs s sSSsfiS asl
a. E gs' h ssSS' livsG al Isl sss : tts%5'y s Rr%s9 Fila RSn:
a ass Z W Thi7 g HsG went to to b Fb HE eH%S M Il $ @ss
ShIIar the rd family, 2, and d.. ,hS I'm Mos III Wife and d
stable on Marriotts lane, which had been. since
torn down. 4 part Of this, Mosher rented, and
An effort was made to find some OF Mosher's
writing. Westervelt, was asked to. procure o
l MIi;teo or SS ni b nsH %ou ts1 no he o. k .nSId M Nc, ssE I had
1t Is certain that when Westeryelt was aware
that we we're on the track Of his brother-in-law
means. Of newspaper advertisements no kept
the kidnappers thoroughly Informed rs TO tho
Ing them. " He ae ne,p'oy would ,"i f1li ths u h 'sn had
seen the men. but always professed That he was
seen tSe nor a ahG% Told HIM dina. sS. lH Tbsn b that aa nS hsd
that he had met them twice. but asserted that
he could not have informed me Of tho meeting
Of eases; ! some!!imes dreaded that i proSed
Of abduction. The tracking Of MMosher and
Rss. I Ss xfs eGio oIIo%sd w ama { T sSsnyS Saa Ser It
close 70 them. The vigiilenso Of the kidnapBssrs
aSoas Ssw York Rays gave sn1 them ' iGe' failess
saSS s syidensse that hSs the s0 %sn rarely stopped pf n
one place more than one night In their boat.
t 3lssR We we ea wsrf Close 10 nf Ss il IL IN , The du s%iain 81, sSs
hunted as relentlessly as BY bioodhounds...,I 80
York that thsy; we're forced to remain almost
wholly on the wa,er, visiting the city at rare
were brought to want, because OF this. and re-
sorted e burglary dshla X. "A t,o r,,bt n,toh d0r,
RlHEunt, q Bay Ridge, .SyerlIo9klng The NarrpWss:
rang a bel! in the house q Mr.. j. ii, Van Bruhat,
reused Els son and two men servants and, arm
Ing Ing then hen d the Party az tx stood tSSs guard rgs,d at the front
We must capture the thieves II We can without
before the front door: Frank and I will take
US remain In the positions We first take up, DO.
cause II we move around we will be certain In
t this dSsk e % sh9os ens Sa Sn fSes cd ,nste aa,i iat t ths
two who meet them take care of them "a best
they can. II they come out and scatter beth
an hour, while the thieves went all over the
m nS%ss' T ni 1ena.t the see Window ISoS e Of The 70 pantry ant SH NJ.
Van Brunt could soc the faces Of the two bur-
aith p. Hs s0s slIs aSy 70 s him .eHn b sf t as si st0 nod
wish to take life unless forced to do 50.
Frank" no said to his hired man. we may
the back door GuicEiy,.
The burglars heard the rattle Of the key in
and began to ascend the basement cellar stairs.
TO the trapdoor Of the cellar, Frank" whis-
The lock OF the door had been broken. The
started sas, qIp, iSlioSsdT y tis head sad. q another:
Two pistol shots flashed almost in his face.
They did no injury. He fred at the first man,
The other man fired. and ran toward, the
front Of the house. There he met Mr.. Albert
inE him. Before he could hre again Albert
shattered his arm with a blow from his shot
With an oath the thief reiterated, when tho
elder Mr.. Van Brunt shot him In the back. He
staggered for an instant and fell dead.
whhiHIsass the S, b sns aan S Sspnt ri RdFIsaa w Msfs s ihn5as sndI
bullets; One was lead with bis empty revolver
hours. ! The ne" neichbors came rushing to the
place. Water was given to the dying man. -.
Who are you. and whered do you come from 2"
Men, won't lie to you" said the dying man:
MY nam, name Is Is I SG}T,sph RRo o y M Mnd that e'va man n
New York city. l have no home. I Am a single
man. and have no relatives except q brother
has h..sf i've s eehiidre m?"Sn'f "AN' anu
lBslisyins himself MORALLY wounded; he said:
! Sfa'sq now %'.h N; @sa and u ffPa sfe}e ich Lar ~ ROSS Sss
from ,Germantown.",
Why did you steal him :"
Who has the child now~.
".Mosher knows all about the child ask him."
"Mosher Is dead"
Tho men then lifted Douglas UP 30 that no
God help his poor wife and family" no OK
~ you tell us where tho child Isl" he was
GOD knows I tell you the truth" he replied.
! T fsn ssm hnS Sus whe5s S ns IS tep MsssSr k ksS1.rtn.
tendsnt Waifing Knows ali about us and was
after US; nan and d n9M he i shall have us; Send him
How aid You get here2" he ,was asked.
tho sS scy sem he 0S snsM w a sdlo0R r Enlss d. f d nSs ask X
me questions. It hurts me to talk or novel,
dr %5afhn'nS wl Il r afeny yur 1yins % b ths ds sffSnna,
SO much sorrow and outraged the feelings Of
lt On tS ssf no or xas oi Dec, IA Justice Church. o,
sosh Sla sna f Dosr ms had e ff besn fiils ssy I e t 5hSs
despatched Detective Silleck to Bay Ridge. who.
as soon as he saw the dend bodies, said: $500.
Mosher; Take the glove on his left hand and
you will find a wlthered finger"
The glove, was removed and the finger found,
as indicated, The first finger OF the left hand
was withered away, tho result of q felon.
Little Walter Ross was brought on from Phila-
dolphia and fully identified the two bodies as
they lay in the Brooklyn Morgue. But this was
sil; Charley hoss was never found, think he'll
why. after the twok idnappers had been killed
and ,Westeryelt was In prison. Charley Ross
should not have been returned had he been
allE6, Inc promised immunity from DuniSl-
ment and the reward offered by the Mayor OF
Philadelphia ore. good reasons for surprising
that the child. II alive, would have been re-
turned to It's parents.
NEW IoRK's CRYING EVILS.
Another crying evil Is the system OF Excise
laws, 1t Is neither more nor less than a farce.
The Excise Commissioners are empowered to
revoke the license Of an individual, but that
individual, in the boldest, possible manner,
snrsa yapp1 a ! li SsmmS W X ms ~ place nssd snd pro,
act of the Legislature giving the Commission
itself as well ~ The individual; Owners Of
property would then pretty quickly find 1t to
be 10 their interest to secure decent, respecta-
bic tenants.
And now n word Or two unop a auhiact dis-